Lady Lions Earn Win on Senior Day

On Saturday night, the Penn State Lady Lions honored a special senior trio: forward Kalilyah Mitchell, guard Sierra Moore, and forward Peyton Whitted as the team took on the Purdue Boilermakers and earned a 79-73 win at home.

“Well, we’re going to miss them,” Head Coach Coquese Washington said about the three seniors after the match. “The thing that I reflect on the most with those three is how much they’ve grown over the time here, how much they’ve grown as young ladies. They’ve been tremendous role models academically – they’re honorable students – and they represent what we want a true student-athlete to represent.”

Penn State (17-8,7-6 Big Ten) started the game trading the lead with the Boilermakers a few times in the first quarter. Whitted scored six points for the Lady Lions in the first quarter and Lindsey Spann pitched in to give Penn State a 24-22 lead at the break. In the second quarter, Purdue (15-11, 6-6 Big Ten) closed the half ahead 42-38 as Penn State was plagued by turnovers.

In the second half, Penn State was able to retain the lead, opening the third quarter on an 8-2 run while recording zero turnovers. In the final quarter of the game, Penn state went on another scoring run, this time outscoring the Boilermakers 13-5. As the clock hit zero, Penn State was able to pull out a 79-73 win for the 13th win of the season.

Sophomore Teniya Page led the team in scoring with 24 points and recorded 3 assists as well. For Purdue, Ashley Morissette lead the Boilmakers with 17 points.

Up next for the Lady Lions is a road trip to Illinois on Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. and Michigan State on Feb. 22. At 7 p.m. Following the road trip, the team heads back home for the annual Play4Kay benefitting Pink Zone contest on Feb. 26.

Adriana Lacy is a sophomore student at Penn State University. She is pursuing a degree in Public Relations and Journalism. In addition to her love for Penn State sports, Adriana enjoys reading, writing, traveling, and hanging out with her friends. A contributor to the Lions Pride Sports Blog for both men's and women's soccer, she can be reached at [email protected]